link to original reddit post by /u/mrpenguin_86
https://arstechnica.com/science/2021/05/congress-fires-warning-shot-at-nasa-after-spacex-moon-lander-award/
That's basically how this should be seen and yet another reason why this democracy is a scam. Government actually do something right and pick the low-cost, most reliable design by a team that has already proven their capabilities? Not so fast, says the Senator! I'm bought and paid for by another rich person who wants the government to give his company $10B of stolen taxpayer money. Let's add an amendment to this bill and watch our sacred democracy in action.
Government in a nutshell.